A late update on last weekend’s main domestic Japanese road results. At the Niigata Half Marathon, Meiji University’s Shota Morishita dominated with a win by 34 seconds over teammate Hibiki Kikkawa in the men’s race, clocking 1:03:26. Ayami Hirano of the Noritz corporate team had a...
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"It was one of the joys of my life to have been coach at Komazawa University for 28 years," Oyagi said after the race. "It was a lot of fun. There were hard times, but when I look back at it now and see what the people I helped develop have gone on to accomplish, I think I did a good job as coach. I...
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The current course record of 2:20:59 will be a target if weather conditions are suitable on the day. Organisers of the Vienna City Marathon, which is the only World Athletics Elite Label Road Race in Austria, expect to register around 35,000 entries for their event. This includes races at shorter di...
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